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Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2002 Ford Mustang:

Mustang 6-cyl

Manual transmission

45,000 miles

2002 Ford Mustang V6 with manual transmission. Engine increases rpms even when foot is off the accelerator pedal. This happens in gear and between shifts. Even though vehicle is under warranty, Ford refuses to fix the problem. They say that this is "a normal vehicle characteristic and no further repairs should be performed". the problem is consistent and worsening. I think this is dangerous and Ford should resolve the problem.

Mustang

Mustang

miles

The car intermittently stalls on deceleration. When decelerating to a stop, pushing in the clutch and braking will cause the vehicle to die. There is no warning or definite rate of speed or RPM. It occurs occasionally. The dealer attempted to fix by adjusting the voltage on the throttle position switch, second reprogrammed the computer. The third occurance stated they could not duplicate the problem. This is a safety issue because when the car dies while braking, you lose power steering and braking ability.

Mustang

miles

While drving gas pedal became stuck to the floor. Consumer attempted to brakes, and vehicle slowed to approximately 55mph, but would not stop. Consumer then collided with the curb. Vehicle checked by dealer, who advised consumer that an engine problem existed.

Mustang

miles

The car dies unexpectedly. The check engine light comes on but the dealer sayS that they cannot find anything wrong with the car. This has happened on two different occasions, (while the car is idling and when the car is in gear moving). Ford said that this has been reported on numerous occasions but they cannot fix the problem because when the diagnostic check is done no problem codes are recorded. Have you heard of this problem occurring and what can I do to get the problem fixed.

Mustang

Mustang

Manual transmission

miles

While turning at 30mph, vehicle stalls with no warning. Dealer notified. Cause unknown. This vehicle loses all electrical power including the ignition. This vehicle is still in the posession of the dealer.

Mustang

miles

Engine stalled when applying brakes firmly even though the car was in neutral and the clutch pedal was pushed down. This incident almost caused an accident due to absence of power brakes, power steering, and acceleration.